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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |