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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WordMeaning
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
quenchput out
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
blandsmooth and soothing in manner or quality
clamornoisy shouting
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality