GRE Word List
SPEECHLESS
unable to speak : dumb
The meaning of the word speechless is unable to speak : dumb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| missive | a written communication : letter |
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| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| mulct | fine |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |