GRE Word List
PLUMBER
one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)
The meaning of the word plumber is one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes).
Random words
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fraudulent | cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle |
extrinsic | external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic |
sophisticated | worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate |
shunt | move (a railway train) from one track to another; turn aside; divert; sidetrack; Ex. shunt traffic around an accident; N. |
vertebrate | having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column |
convene | come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council |
truculence | aggressiveness; ferocity; ADJ. truculent: aggressive; pugnacious; fierce |
navigable | (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered |
submerge | place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work |
affinity | feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages |