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 |
|---|---|
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| canny | clever |
| benison | blessing |