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 |
|---|---|
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |