GRE Word List

SERPENTINE

of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)

The meaning of the word serpentine is of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement).

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plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
acmethe highest point or stage
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
cemeterya burial ground