GRE Word List
PESTLE
tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar
The meaning of the word pestle is tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nullify | make invalid; make null; invalidate |
| abstruse | obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
| winsome | charming (in a childlike way); agreeable; gracious; engaging |
| nurse | suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone |
| pretext | excuse |
| benefit | advantage; anything that brings helpl, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment; Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefits |
| proscenium | part of stage in front of curtain; front arch of a stage |
| insuperable | insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties |
| quack | charlatan; impostor |
| grudging | unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
