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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| dire | exciting horror |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| fuddle | booze |