GRE Word List
ABET
to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
The meaning of the word abet is to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |