GRE Word List
SLEDGE
sledgehammer
The meaning of the word sledge is sledgehammer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| laud | praise |
| unkempt | not combed |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |