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 |
|---|---|
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |