GRE Word List
COURT
attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster
The meaning of the word court is attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provocative | arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation |
| mandate | order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory |
| component | element; ingredient |
| leery | (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious |
| seminal | related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field |
| defile | pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains |
| disparity | difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity |
| laggard | slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler |
| annuity | yearly allowance |
| concordat | formal agreement |
