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 |
|---|---|
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| viable | capable of living |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |