GRE Word List
CELIBATE
abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy
The meaning of the word celibate is abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provender | dry food for livestock; fodder |
| ordain | decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination |
| tint | slight degree of color; V: give a tint to |
| rescind | repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement) |
| consternation | great shock; dismay |
| girth | distance around something; circumference |
| beseech | beg; plead with |
| steep | soak; saturate; Ex. steep the fabric in the dye bath; ADJ: precipitous |
| tacit | understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement |
| rejuvenate | make young again |
