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 |
|---|---|
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| 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 |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |