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 |
|---|---|
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| provenance | origin |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
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