GRE Word List
PINNACE
a light sailing ship
The meaning of the word pinnace is a light sailing ship.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| arid | excessively dry |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| grill | to broil on a grill |