GRE Word List
ENSUE
to strive to attain : pursue
The meaning of the word ensue is to strive to attain : pursue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |