GRE Word List
SALLOW
any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
The meaning of the word sallow is any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |