GRE Word List
ADHERE
to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
The meaning of the word adhere is to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| hortatory | hortative |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| quorum | a select group |