GRE Word List
TENACIOUS
not easily pulled apart : cohesive
The meaning of the word tenacious is not easily pulled apart : cohesive.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| upright | perpendicular |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |