GRE Word List

PLIANT

pliable

The meaning of the word pliant is pliable.

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obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness