GRE Word List
ADMONISH
to indicate duties or obligations to
The meaning of the word admonish is to indicate duties or obligations to.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| blackball | to vote against |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| lampoon | satire |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |