GRE Word List
BEWARE
be cautious (of)
The meaning of the word beware is be cautious (of).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warranty | guarantee; assurance by seller |
| expostulation | protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate |
| manumit | emancipate; free from slavery or bondage |
| swell | long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V. |
| vitriolic | causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass |
| leave-taking | farewell or departure |
| annihilate | destroy |
| invoke | call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God |
| pose | assume a particular posture; put forward; present; affect a particular attitude (to impress others); Ex. pose a threat; N. |
| abominate | loathe; hate |
