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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| crass | gross |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |