GRE Word List

OBSIDIAN

a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava

The meaning of the word obsidian is a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava.

Random words

WordMeaning
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
smughighly self-satisfied
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
randoma haphazard course
conservatorya greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
piquantengagingly provocative
derelictionan intentional abandonment
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment