GRE Word List
EMULATE
to strive to equal or excel
The meaning of the word emulate is to strive to equal or excel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |