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 |
|---|---|
| muted | being mute : silent |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
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| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |