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 |
|---|---|
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |