GRE Word List
SUSCEPTIBLE
capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
The meaning of the word susceptible is capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| commune | talk over |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |