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 |
|---|---|
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| trenchant | keen |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |