GRE Word List
SMELT
any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
The meaning of the word smelt is any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lout | to bow in respect |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |