GRE Word List
PLIABLE
flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable
The meaning of the word pliable is flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oscillate | vibrate pendulumlike; waver |
| menagerie | collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo |
| metamorphosis | change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis |
| anthropomorphic | having human form or characteristics |
| narcissist | conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus |
| pulverize | crush or grind into very small particles |
| cuisine | style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine |
| jaunt | trip; short journey |
| prognosticate | predict (according to present indications) |
| perverse | purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity |
