GRE Word List

ENGENDER

beget

The meaning of the word engender is beget.

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WordMeaning
retaliateto return like for like
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
writheto twist into coils or folds
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
libidoinstinctual 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
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
abateto decrease in force or intensity
wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune