GRE Word List

TOME

book

The meaning of the word tome is book.

Random words

WordMeaning
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
pendantsomething suspended: such as
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
polarizeto cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond