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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Word | Meaning |
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lugubrious | mournful |
cartographer | one that makes maps |
entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
lopsided | leaning to one side |
askew | out of line : at an angle |