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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vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
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elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
fussyeasily upset : irritable
diluteattenuate
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning