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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| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
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| ancillary | subordinate |
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