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.

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WordMeaning
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
baroqueof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension
whittlea large knife
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting