GRE Word List
CONJURE
cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.
The meaning of the word conjure is cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat..
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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solicitous | anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous to do something; N. solicitude |
tawny | brownish yellow |
suffuse | spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge; Ex. A blush suffused her cheeks. |
attenuate | make thin; weaken |
steep | soak; saturate; Ex. steep the fabric in the dye bath; ADJ: precipitous |
amulet | charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck |
bliss | complete happiness; ADJ. blissful |
rejuvenate | make young again |
queasy | experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy |
litany | supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words |