GRE Word List
RESILIENT
elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune)
The meaning of the word resilient is elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| renounce | abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation |
| aria | operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio |
| servitude | slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment |
| whim | sudden capricious idea; fancy |
| nova | star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness |
| license | official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V. |
| galaxy | large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities |
| disparage | belittle |
| curmudgeon | churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person |
| swamp | wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid |
