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 |
|---|---|
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |