GRE Word List

SOBER

not intoxicated

The meaning of the word sober is not intoxicated.

Random words

WordMeaning
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
coalesceto grow together
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end