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 |
|---|---|
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
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| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
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