GRE Word List

SPORTIVE

frolicsome

The meaning of the word sportive is frolicsome.

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usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
featurethe structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
penetrateto pass into or through