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 |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| pundit | pandit |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |