GRE Word List
AMALGAMATE
to unite in or as if in an amalgam
The meaning of the word amalgamate is to unite in or as if in an amalgam.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |