GRE Word List
WELT
a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
The meaning of the word welt is a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| 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 |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |