GRE Word List

RESOURCEFUL

able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means

The meaning of the word resourceful is able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means.

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WordMeaning
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
generalitythe quality or state of being general
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
endearto cause to become beloved or admired
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition