GRE Word List
DILATE
to become enlarged or widened
The meaning of the word dilate is to become enlarged or widened.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| lunar | crescent |
| calculated | apt |