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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| leery | suspicious |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |