Sunday, April 11, 2010

GRE vocab: Tools

1. Trowel (n): used to apply and spread mortar or plaster, for lifting plants or earth

2. Anvil (n): a heavy iron block on which metal can be hammered and shaped

3. Awl (n): a small pointed tool used for piercing holes



4. Colander (n): a perforated bowl used to strain off liquid from food.


5. Chisel (n): a long- bladed hand tool used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal

6. Abacus (n): a frame with rows of wires along which beads are slid, used for calculating

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