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 |
|---|---|
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
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| baroque | of, 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 |
| whittle | a large knife |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |