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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|---|---|
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
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| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |