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 |
|---|---|
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| modish | fashionable |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |