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 |
|---|---|
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |