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 |
|---|---|
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |