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 |
|---|---|
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |