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 |
|---|---|
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |