GRE Word List
EXACT
demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction
The meaning of the word exact is demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oversee | watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision |
| artifice | deception; trickery |
| hilarity | boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter |
| cede | yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession |
| exorcise | drive out evil spirits |
| protagonist | leader or noticeable supporter of an idea; chief character in a play or story |
| imbue | saturate(soak thoroughly); fill; Ex. imbue someone with feelings |
| subside | sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate |
| posture | assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude |
| imbalance | lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion |
