GRE Word List
BILK
swindle; cheat
The meaning of the word bilk is swindle; cheat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transition | going from one state of action to another |
| waif | homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays |
| equity | fairness; justice; OP. inequity |
| document | provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N. |
| significant | expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant |
| prolong | lengthen; extend; draw out |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible |
| stygian | unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead |
| dire | warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food |
| glaze | cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery |
