GRE Word List
PACHYDERM
thick-skinned animal
The meaning of the word pachyderm is thick-skinned animal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maelstrom | violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream |
| harping | tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously |
| arduous | hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work |
| chaffing | bantering; joking |
| matrix | point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization |
| entrance | put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight |
| eon | long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras |
| talon | claw of bird |
| ponderous | having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing |
| amiable | agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly |
