GRE Word List
BLANCH
bleach; whiten; make white or pale
The meaning of the word blanch is bleach; whiten; make white or pale.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poise | good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position |
| timidity | lack of self-confidence or courage |
| rote | repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding; Ex. learn poetry by rote |
| macabre | gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death |
| begrudge | envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success. |
| brawn | human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness |
| inflated | exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas) |
| magniloquent | boastful; pompous |
| fulminate | thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation |
| injurious | harmful; causing injury |
