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 |
|---|---|
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |