GRE Word List
BAIT
to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
The meaning of the word bait is to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| duration | continuance in time |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |