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 |
|---|---|
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |