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obsidian

nounCommon GRE wordMore O words

a hard, dark, glass-like volcanic rock formed by the rapid solidification of lava

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Obsidian in a sentence

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The ancient arrowhead was crafted from obsidian, chipped to a razor-sharp edge.

Synonyms
volcanic glassrockmineralstone
Antonyms

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Obsidian (noun) means a hard, dark, glass-like volcanic rock formed by the rapid solidification of lava
Here is obsidian used in an example sentence: "The ancient arrowhead was crafted from obsidian, chipped to a razor-sharp edge."
Common synonyms for obsidian include volcanic glass, rock, mineral, stone.
Obsidian is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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