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 |
|---|---|
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |