GRE Word List
CEDE
yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
The meaning of the word cede is yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply |
| mordant | biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit |
| goad | urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually |
| depravity | extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave |
| sway | swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N. |
| disburse | pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse |
| precocious | advanced in development; N. precocity |
| continence | self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent |
| incarnation | act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation |
| advert | refer |
