GRE Word List

NIMBLE

quick and light in motion : agile

The meaning of the word nimble is quick and light in motion : agile.

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prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
snipa small piece that is snipped off
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
disconcertto throw into confusion
broochan ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck
fulcrumprop
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness