GRE Word List
ENGENDER
beget
The meaning of the word engender is beget.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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denotation | an act or process of denoting |
emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |