GRE Word List
ENGAGE
to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
The meaning of the word engage is to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |