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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| puerile | juvenile |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |