GRE Word List
BESTOW
confer
The meaning of the word bestow is confer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debilitate | weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble |
| implode | burst inward; CF. vaccum tube |
| nonentity | person of no importance; nonexistence |
| decrepit | weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man |
| accolade | award of merit; strong praise and approval |
| motley | multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts) |
| sophist | teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument |
| ooze | (of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river |
| respite | time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve |
| wince | move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body. |
