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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nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
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dankunpleasantly moist or wet
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aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
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cremateto subject to cremation