GRE Word List
VISE
any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
The meaning of the word vise is any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| reverie | daydream |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |