GRE Word List

ACCLIMATE

to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation

The meaning of the word acclimate is to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation.

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WordMeaning
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
compriseto be made up of
unfetterto free from fetters
vitriolicbitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
charismaa personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader)
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent