GRE Word List
BELIE
to give a false impression of
The meaning of the word belie is to give a false impression of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |