GRE Word List
BEWARE
be cautious (of)
The meaning of the word beware is be cautious (of).
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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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 |