GRE Word List
ABUT
to border on : to touch along an edge
The meaning of the word abut is to border on : to touch along an edge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| haggard | not tamed |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |