GRE Word List
ACCLAIM
applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise
The meaning of the word acclaim is applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opiate | medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction; sleep-producing drug containing opium |
| forge | counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated |
| incredulity | tendency to disbelief |
| languid | lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless |
| cauterize | burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection |
| cuisine | style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine |
| rapport | close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony |
| heresy | opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic |
| start | move suddenly or involuntarily; Ex. start at the sight of a snake |
| metaphor | implied comparison; CF. simile |
