GRE Word List
SLEDGE
sledgehammer
The meaning of the word sledge is sledgehammer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |