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 |
|---|---|
| contest | strive |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |