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 |
|---|---|
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| spate | freshet |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| grudging | unwilling |