GRE Word List
ENTHRALL
capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound
The meaning of the word enthrall is capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| excise | cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision |
| skirmish | minor fight; minor battle in war; V. |
| allegory | story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable |
| antiquated | obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated |
| progenitor | ancestor |
| saboteur | one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly) |
| debris | rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed |
| metaphysical | pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality |
| forswear | renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure |
| silt | sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river) |
