GRE Word List
EMULATE
imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)
The meaning of the word emulate is imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ornate | excessively or elaborately decorated |
| monetary | pertaining to money |
| indoctrinate | cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; Ex. indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism |
| ostentatious | showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display |
| arrogance | pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people) |
| prelude | introduction; introductory performance or event; forerunner |
| veracity | truthfulness; adherence to the truth |
| bleak | cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing |
| vertex | summit; highest point; PL. vertices |
| axiom | self-evident truth requiring no proof |
