GRE Word List
ASSIMILATE
to take into the mind and thoroughly understand
The meaning of the word assimilate is to take into the mind and thoroughly understand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
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| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |