GRE Word List
ABIDE
to bear patiently : tolerate
The meaning of the word abide is to bear patiently : tolerate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |