GRE Word List
ACCRUE
come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual
The meaning of the word accrue is come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| headstrong | willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive' |
| rococo | ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century |
| indiscriminate | choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions |
| brood | sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time |
| bevy | large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets |
| diverge | vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating |
| vent | release or discharge through a vent; express (esp. unfairly); utter; Ex. He vented his wrath on his family. |
| rabies | disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death) |
| appraise | estimate value of; N. appraisal |
| virulent | (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous; (of a feeling) hostile; bitter; N. virulence; CF. virus; CF. venom |