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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |