GRE Word List
EMULATE
to strive to equal or excel
The meaning of the word emulate is to strive to equal or excel.
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|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
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| clime | climate |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| gnarl | snarl |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
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| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
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