GRE Word List
EMANATE
to come out from a source
The meaning of the word emanate is to come out from a source.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| attentive | mindful |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |