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 |
|---|---|
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| ignite | to set afire |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |