GRE Word List
EXEMPLIFY
to show or illustrate by example
The meaning of the word exemplify is to show or illustrate by example.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |