GRE Word List
BASK
to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
The meaning of the word bask is to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
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| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
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| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
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