GRE Word List
ATTIRE
to put garments on : dress
The meaning of the word attire is to put garments on : dress.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| duration | continuance in time |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |