GRE Word List
ENGENDER
beget
The meaning of the word engender is beget.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |