GRE Word List
TANNER
one that tans hides
The meaning of the word tanner is one that tans hides.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |