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 |
|---|---|
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| bauble | trinket |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| concordat | compact |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |