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 |
|---|---|
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |