GRE Word List
CORROBORATE
to support with evidence or authority : make more certain
The meaning of the word corroborate is to support with evidence or authority : make more certain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |