GRE Word List
FRET
to eat or gnaw into : corrode
The meaning of the word fret is to eat or gnaw into : corrode.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |