GRE Word List
ASPIRE
to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
The meaning of the word aspire is to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| disport | sport |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |