GRE Word List
ENTREAT
to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
The meaning of the word entreat is to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |