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 |
|---|---|
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |