GRE Word List
APPRECIATE
to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
The meaning of the word appreciate is to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |