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.

Random words

WordMeaning
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant