Webster Essential Vocabulary

relapse(ri LAPS for v.,REE laps for n.) vi. 1. to fall back into bad habits or evil ways; 2. to have a recurrence of a disease o ...

resilient(ri ZIL yint) adj. 1. bouncing back from adversity; 2. springing back into shape after having been distorted; 3. recove ...

rigid(RI jid) adj. 1. not flexible; unbending; stiff; 2. severe; exacting; strict Steel beams are rigid,which is why they are u ...

Quick Review #120. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. Q – R: GRE Wo ...

S salutary(SAL yoo TER ee) adj. 1. conducive to or promoting good health; serving a good purpose in some way; beneficial Regula ...

While a shardis the zoological term for a hard shell or scale, it is not often used in this manner. In ancient Greece, shardsof ...

spontaneity(SPAHN ti NEE i tee) n. 1. acting spontaneously; 2. doing things on the spur of the moment without external incitemen ...

S: GRE Words 333 static(STA tik) adj. 1. at rest; not moving; stationary; 2. the opposite of dynamic —n.1. an electrical dischar ...

substantive(SUB stin tiv orsub STAN tiv) adj. 1. considerable in amount or quantity; 2. having real existence; actual; 3. of or ...

Quick Review #122. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. S: GRE Words ...

T – U tacit(TA sit) adj. 1. implied; unspoken; 2. not expressed openly, but understood Tacitreasons are not tangible reasons, a ...

tiff(TIF) n. 1. a slight fit of ill humor; a huff; 2. a petty argument or fight; spat When Vicki found that her new MP-3 player ...

unfeigned(uhn FAYND) adj. not feigned; not made up; genuine; actual; real Martha’s disbelief at being found guilty was unfeigne ...

V – Z vacillate(VAS i LAYT) vt. 1. to waver; to sway back and forth; to fluctuate or oscillate; 2. to waver in attitude; show in ...

verbosity(ver BAHS i tee) n. wordiness; long-windedness; having an excess of words The professor’s verbositymade it difficult f ...

xenophobe(ZEN uh FOHB) n. one who is fearful of strangers and/or foreigners Norm was a xenophobeand kept a high fence around hi ...

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