GRE Word List
VITREOUS
of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify
The meaning of the word vitreous is of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supersede | replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession |
| scanty | meager; insufficient |
| estimable | (of a person) worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate |
| hortatory | encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort |
| putrid | decayed and foul-smelling; foul; rotten; decayed; N. putridity |
| court | attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster |
| confidant | trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret) |
| invincible | unconquerable |
| sloth | slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent |
| memoir | memoirs; autobiography; biography |
