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 |
|---|---|
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |