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 |
|---|---|
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |