GRE Word List

ACKNOWLEDGE

to recognize the rights, authority, or status of

The meaning of the word acknowledge is to recognize the rights, authority, or status of.

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WordMeaning
scrappyconsisting of scraps
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
adjurationa solemn oath
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
swipea strong sweeping blow
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
brinkedge