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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pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
oligarchygovernment by the few
cemeterya burial ground
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
detachedstanding by itself : separate