GRE Word List
EXTOL
praise very highly; glorify
The meaning of the word extol is praise very highly; glorify.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embrace | hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet |
| corpulent | very fat; N. corpulence |
| mire | entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire |
| lopsided | heavier or larger on one side than the other; Ex. lopsided way of walking |
| psychosomatic | of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease) |
| outwit | outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly |
| duress | forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress |
| meteoric | like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor |
| awful | terrible; very bad |
| palimpsest | parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased |
