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 |
|---|---|
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| dys- | abnormal |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |