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
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
dourstern
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous