GRE Word List

VERSATILE

embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills

The meaning of the word versatile is embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills.

Random words

WordMeaning
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
alcovea small recessed section of a room : nook
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
pitfalltrap
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns