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 |
|---|---|
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
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| hirsute | hairy |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
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