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 |
|---|---|
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| dull | tedious |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |