GRE Word List

PLASTICITY

the quality or state of being plastic

The meaning of the word plasticity is the quality or state of being plastic.

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WordMeaning
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
caldrona large kettle or boiler
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship
incarcerateto put in prison
tillerone that tills : cultivator
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive