GRE Word List
APPRISE
inform
The meaning of the word apprise is inform.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retard | delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development |
| lunatic | insane; Ex. lunatic asylum |
| glut | overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry |
| nonchalance | indifference; lack of concern; composure; ADJ. nonchalant: unconcerned; cool; indifferent; Ex. nonchalant attitude to his debts |
| ovoid | egg-shaped; CF. ovum; CF. ovulate |
| transcendental | going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism |
| chasten | discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate |
| dispense | distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule |
| touching | causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched |
