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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| calculated | apt |