GRE Word List
PURSE
pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet
The meaning of the word purse is pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rabble | mob; noisy crowd |
| impetuous | violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; Ex. impetuous decision |
| sovereignty | complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern |
| bestial | beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel |
| bowdlerize | expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler |
| ostracize | banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism |
| ligneous | like wood |
| inconsequential | insignificant; unimportant |
| mealymouthed | indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive |
| cistern | reservoir or water tank |
