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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |