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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WordMeaning
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
cherubican order of angels see celestial hierarchy
vendorone that vends : seller
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
aloftat or to a great height
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic