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.

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crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
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guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
randoma haphazard course
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination