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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WordMeaning
congenialpleasant
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent