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 |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| defer | put off |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |