GRE Word List
AVOW
to declare assuredly
The meaning of the word avow is to declare assuredly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |