GRE Word List

ATTRIBUTE

a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something

The meaning of the word attribute is a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something.

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WordMeaning
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
dismissto permit or cause to leave
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
plumea feather of a bird: such as
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated