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 |
|---|---|
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| spare | not being used |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |