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 |
|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |