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 |
|---|---|
| harass | exhaust |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| effete | no longer fertile |