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

WordMeaning
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
phyluma direct line of descent within a group