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 |
|---|---|
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| nourishment | food |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| obscure | dark |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |