GRE Word List
FERTILE
producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize
The meaning of the word fertile is producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ravine | narrow valley with steep sides; gorge; CF. gully, canyon |
| macabre | gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death |
| remit | transmit (money) in payment; free someone from a debt or punishment |
| augury | omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future) |
| sustain | suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners |
| dotage | senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage |
| beset | harass or trouble from all directions; hem in |
| reprove | censure; rebuke; N. reproof |
| neophyte | recent convert; new member of a religious group; beginner; CF. plant |
| peregrination | journey; V. peregrinate |
