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 |
|---|---|
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |