GRE Word List
RESILIENT
characterized or marked by resilience: such as
The meaning of the word resilient is characterized or marked by resilience: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |