GRE Word List

BEGET

to procreate as the father : sire

The meaning of the word beget is to procreate as the father : sire.

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fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
smotherto kill by depriving of air
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
interrogateto question formally and systematically
extantcurrently or actually existing