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

WordMeaning
equitablehaving or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
plutocracygovernment by the wealthy
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair