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 |
|---|---|
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| solstice | either 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 |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| catalyst | a 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 |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |