GRE Word List
ABIDE
to bear patiently : tolerate
The meaning of the word abide is to bear patiently : tolerate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |