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.

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WordMeaning
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
botchan inflammatory sore
compulsionan act of compelling
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
dallyto act playfully
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
sustainto give support or relief to