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

WordMeaning
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
rankrelative standing or position
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
zephyra breeze from the west
hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion