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 |
|---|---|
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |