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 |
|---|---|
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| concur | to express agreement |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |