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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| collected | gathered together |