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 |
|---|---|
| refrain | curb |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |