GRE Word List
SUPPLE
compliant often to the point of obsequiousness
The meaning of the word supple is compliant often to the point of obsequiousness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| bulk | magnitude |