GRE Word List
STURDY
firmly built or constituted : stout
The meaning of the word sturdy is firmly built or constituted : stout.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tatter | to make ragged |
| recast | to cast again |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |