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
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning