GRE Word List
CRAVE
to ask for earnestly : beg
The meaning of the word crave is to ask for earnestly : beg.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |