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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| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |