GRE Word List
RECEPTIVE
able or inclined to receive
The meaning of the word receptive is able or inclined to receive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| predecessor | one that precedes |