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 |
|---|---|
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
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| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| predecessor | one that precedes |