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 |
|---|---|
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |