GRE Word List

PLIANT

pliable

The meaning of the word pliant is pliable.

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WordMeaning
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
craveto ask for earnestly : beg
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
reparteea quick and witty reply
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements