GRE Word List
ENLIST
to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
The meaning of the word enlist is to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |