GRE Word List

AVOW

to declare assuredly

The meaning of the word avow is to declare assuredly.

Random words

WordMeaning
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
seemlygood-looking
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated