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 |
|---|---|
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| actuary | clerk |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |