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 |
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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 |