GRE Word List
PLIABLE
supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
The meaning of the word pliable is supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |