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 |
|---|---|
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| hubbub | noise |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |