GRE Word List
ANNOTATE
comment; make explanatory notes
The meaning of the word annotate is comment; make explanatory notes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parameter | limit; independent variable; Ex. parameters of the problem; Ex. within the parameters of the budget |
| ruminant | animal that ruminates; ADJ. |
| flourish | grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting) |
| philology | study of language or words |
| nurse | suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone |
| prompt | cause; urge; provoke; provide a cue (for an actor); ADJ: done without delay; done at the right time; punctual; on time; N: reminder or cue |
| canine | related to dogs; doglike |
| caulk | make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship) |
| prosaic | lacking in imagination; dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact(concerned with facts, not imagination or feelings); factual; CF. prose |
| ubiquitous | being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity |