GRE Word List
DILATE
to become enlarged or widened
The meaning of the word dilate is to become enlarged or widened.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |