GRE Word List
PITH
a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
The meaning of the word pith is a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |