GRE Word List
ATTIRE
to put garments on : dress
The meaning of the word attire is to put garments on : dress.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |