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 |
|---|---|
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| braid | to make from braids |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |