GRE Word List
PALPABLE
capable of being touched or felt : tangible
The meaning of the word palpable is capable of being touched or felt : tangible.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |