GRE Word List
ACCLAIM
applaud
The meaning of the word acclaim is applaud.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |