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 |
|---|---|
| idle | not working; not employed or busy; lazy; without purpose; useless; lacking substance; baseless; not based on truth; Ex. idle worker; Ex. talk idly; V. |
| enhance | increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve |
| rakish | jaunty; stylish; sporty; morally corrupt; dissolute; Ex. He wore his hat at a rakish and jaunty angle. |
| imbalance | lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion |
| inanimate | lifeless; not animate |
| synthetic | not natural; artificial; resulting from synthesis; Ex. synthetic fiber; N. |
| parity | equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate |
| earthly | of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason |
| protrude | stick out; jut; project; Ex. protruding teeth |
| detrimental | harmful; damaging; N. detriment |
