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 |
|---|---|
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |