GRE Word List

BEWARE

to be on one's guard

The meaning of the word beware is to be on one's guard.

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etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
acmethe highest point or stage
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
quirkan abrupt twist or curve
decipherdecode