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 |
|---|---|
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
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| politic | political |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| parlance | speech |
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