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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WordMeaning
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
anarchyabsence of government
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith