GRE Word List
ENGENDER
beget
The meaning of the word engender is beget.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |