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 |
|---|---|
| schism | division |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| impinge | encroach |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| 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 |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
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