GRE Word List

ACCELERATE

to move faster : to gain speed

The meaning of the word accelerate is to move faster : to gain speed.

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credentialwarranting credit or confidence
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
nubileof marriageable condition or age
ethosthe distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic