GRE Word List
AGAPE
wide open : gaping
The meaning of the word agape is wide open : gaping.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| vixen | a female fox |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |