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 |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |