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 |
|---|---|
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| sheer | unqualified |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| resign | relegate |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |