GRE Word List

MUTE

unable to speak : lacking the power of speech

The meaning of the word mute is unable to speak : lacking the power of speech.

Random words

WordMeaning
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
solventable to pay all legal debts
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
nominalof, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
quietudea quiet state : repose
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)