GRE Word List
AVOW
to declare assuredly
The meaning of the word avow is to declare assuredly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| influx | a coming in |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| demure | reserved |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |