GRE Word List
ENSUE
to strive to attain : pursue
The meaning of the word ensue is to strive to attain : pursue.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |