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 |
|---|---|
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
