GRE Word List
ALIENATE
to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
The meaning of the word alienate is to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |