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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|---|---|
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |