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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| endue | provide |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |