GRE Word List

VULNERABLE

capable of being physically or emotionally wounded

The meaning of the word vulnerable is capable of being physically or emotionally wounded.

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WordMeaning
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
effeteno longer fertile
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
inclementlacking mildness: such as
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
caldrona large kettle or boiler
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
piquantengagingly provocative