GRE Word List
DISPORT
amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert
The meaning of the word disport is amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert.
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conception | beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception |
lugubrious | mournful; sorrowful |
fraught | filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight |
dissuade | persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion |
ram | male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact |
appurtenances | subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing |
reckon | count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose |
brunt | main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument |
lout | clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ? |
mason | one who builds or works with stone or brick; N. masonry: work of a mason; stonework or brickwork |