GRE Word List
BEWARE
to be on one's guard
The meaning of the word beware is to be on one's guard.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |