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 |
|---|---|
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |