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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |