GRE Word List
GALVANIZE
stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity
The meaning of the word galvanize is stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler |
| exult | rejoice |
| analogous | comparable; similar |
| intimate | hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy |
| provisional | tentative; temporary |
| pitfall | hidden danger; concealed trap |
| scrappy | quarrelsome |
| curator | superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library) |
| multiform | having many forms |
| title | name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate |
