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 |
|---|---|
| biting | having the power to bite |
| asunder | into parts |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| paradigm | example |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |