GRE Word List
AVER
to declare positively
The meaning of the word aver is to declare positively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| hallowed | holy |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| resign | relegate |
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