GRE Word List
RIVET
a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
The meaning of the word rivet is a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
---|---|
prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
fructify | to bear fruit |