GRE Word List
ENLIVEN
make lively or spirited; animate
The meaning of the word enliven is make lively or spirited; animate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prehensile | capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around); Ex. prehensile tails |
| contravene | contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention |
| draught | current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time |
| insidious | treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot |
| fledgling | inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person |
| narcissist | conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus |
| assent | agree; accept; N. assessment |
| chasm | abyss; very deep crack |
| sluggish | lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell |
| encircle | surround |