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 |
|---|---|
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| significant | having meaning |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |