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 |
|---|---|
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |