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 |
|---|---|
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |