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 |
|---|---|
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |