GRE Word List
CLEAVE
to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
The meaning of the word cleave is to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly.
Random words
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enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
manumit | to release from slavery |
restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |