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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |