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 |
|---|---|
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| biennial | occurring every two years |