GRE Word List
FOSTER
rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents
The meaning of the word foster is rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temper | moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling |
| wiggle | wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions |
| sojourn | temporary stay; V: stay for a time |
| cadence | rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm |
| amplify | increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph |
| spendthrift | someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth |
| paradox | something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| compendium | brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious |
| natty | neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser |
| lunatic | insane; Ex. lunatic asylum |
