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 |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| prong | fork |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |