GRE Word List
ASPIRE
seek to attain (position or status); long for; Ex. aspire to become president; Ex. aspire to/after the leadership
The meaning of the word aspire is seek to attain (position or status); long for; Ex. aspire to become president; Ex. aspire to/after the leadership.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hiatus | gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break |
| falsify | make (something written) false by changing |
| intrinsic | essential; inherent; built-in |
| filibuster | block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter |
| paragon | model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue |
| refute | disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation |
| rectitude | moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| pandemic | widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people |
| rejoinder | reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply |
| salutary | tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health |
