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
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authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
distant | separated in space : away |
subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |