GRE Word List
PEN
to shut in or as if in a pen
The meaning of the word pen is to shut in or as if in a pen.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |