GRE Word List
SOLUBLE
susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
The meaning of the word soluble is susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |