GRE Word List
CRAVE
to ask for earnestly : beg
The meaning of the word crave is to ask for earnestly : beg.
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|---|---|
| billow | wave |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
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| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |