GRE Word List
SLEIGH
an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
The meaning of the word sleigh is an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |