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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matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
militateto have weight or effect
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
medleya musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
adjacentnot distant : nearby