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 |
|---|---|
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| clamor | noisy shouting |