GRE Word List
CAREEN
to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
The meaning of the word careen is to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull.
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expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
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institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
exhume | disinter |
gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
coin | corner |
disclose | to make known or public |
avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |