GRE Word List
MORTAR
a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
The meaning of the word mortar is a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
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| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| nullify | to make null (see null |