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 |
|---|---|
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| approbation | commendation |
| implode | to burst inward |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |