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
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
vendorone that vends : seller
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid