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 |
|---|---|
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| constraint | the act of constraining |