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 |
|---|---|
| etymology | the 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 |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| bitter | being, 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 |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| decipher | decode |