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 |
|---|---|
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |