GRE Word List
BASK
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
The meaning of the word bask is luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| junket | trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense |
| deprecate | express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory |
| amalgam | combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth |
| unseemly | unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste |
| estranged | separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement |
| espionage | spying |
| retract | withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile |
| manacle | restrain; handcuff; N. |
| promontory | headland |
| centripetal | tending toward the center |
