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 |
|---|---|
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| broach | brooch |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| blackball | to vote against |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |