GRE Word List
PIGMENT
coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)
The meaning of the word pigment is coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stamp | step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used to stamp; impression stamped; mark; Ex. Her remarks bear the stamp of truth. |
| incense | enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor |
| wax | increase gradually (as the moon); grow |
| acidulous | slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic |
| abash | embarrass |
| tortuous | winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road |
| irremediable | incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy |
| willowy | flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow |
| coy | shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer¸¦ ¹Þ¾ÒÀ» ¶§ |
| gaffe | social blunder |
