GRE Word List
AVID
characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
The meaning of the word avid is characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |