GRE Word List

PLASTER

a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance

The meaning of the word plaster is a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance.

Random words

WordMeaning
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
accessiblecapable of being reached
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease