GRE Word List
VISE
vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device
The meaning of the word vise is vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maniacal | raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm |
| determination | resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; decision |
| perfunctory | done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss |
| deterrent | something that discourages or deters |
| celerity | speed; rapidity |
| rigor | severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter |
| galvanic | of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani |
| uncouth | boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish |
| caldron | large kettle |
| decomposition | decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts |
