GRE Word List
BILK
swindle; cheat
The meaning of the word bilk is swindle; cheat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| personable | attractive (in personality or appearance) |
| prostrate | stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength |
| prevail | be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something |
| wrath | anger; fury |
| authoritative | having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive |
| facetious | joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous |
| gale | windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter |
| dank | damp; unpleasantly wet |
| antecedents | preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
| panacea | cure-all; remedy for all diseases |
