GRE Word List
PITHY
consisting of or abounding in pith
The meaning of the word pithy is consisting of or abounding in pith.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| colloquy | conversation |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |