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
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| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| prong | fork |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
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| unkempt | not combed |