GRE Word List
ALLURE
entice; attract; tempt
The meaning of the word allure is entice; attract; tempt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brusque | blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice |
| negate | cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation |
| self-righteous | sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic |
| extenuate | weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior) |
| apposite | appropriate; fitting |
| adverse | going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
| bowdlerize | expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler |
| enmity | ill will; hatred; hostility |
| engender | cause; produce; give rise to |
| carnage | destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals |
