GRE Word List
PLUMP
to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
The meaning of the word plump is to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| shambles | a meat market |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |