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 |
|---|---|
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |