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 |
|---|---|
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |