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 |
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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 |