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 |
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demerit | offense |
baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
zealot | a zealous person |
invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |