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 |
|---|---|
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |