GRE Word List
CAPSIZE
to cause to overturn
The meaning of the word capsize is to cause to overturn.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |