GRE Word List
STURDY
strong and firm (in the body)
The meaning of the word sturdy is strong and firm (in the body).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irascible | irritable; easily angered |
| confide | tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about |
| evasive | not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit |
| panegyric | formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics. |
| figment | invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination |
| emaciated | thin and wasted (from hunger or illness) |
| kaleidoscope | tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful |
| pittance | small amount (of money); small allowance or wage |
| claustrophobia | fear of being locked in |
| charlatan | quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine) |
