GRE Word List
OBESE
excessively fat; N. obesity
The meaning of the word obese is excessively fat; N. obesity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plasticity | ability to be molded; ADJ. plastic: capable of being shaped or molded; Ex. plastic material such as clay |
| headstrong | willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive' |
| enormity | hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous |
| blue | gloomy; depressed |
| recant | disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one's faith/a statement |
| pretentious | ostentatious; showy; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious; Ex. pretentious films that claim to be art |
| mason | one who builds or works with stone or brick; N. masonry: work of a mason; stonework or brickwork |
| bicameral | two-chambered as a legislative body |
| sibylline | prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world) |
| tortuous | winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road |
