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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coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'รฉtat |
galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
spoof | deceive |
suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |