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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |