GRE Word List
CONDONE
to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
The meaning of the word condone is to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |