GRE Word List
ENGENDER
beget
The meaning of the word engender is beget.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |