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 |
|---|---|
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |