GRE Word List
PROP
something that props or sustains : support
The meaning of the word prop is something that props or sustains : support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |