GRE Word List
BESTOW
to put to use : apply
The meaning of the word bestow is to put to use : apply.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| fuddle | booze |