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 |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
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| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |