GRE Word List

GAPE

to open the mouth wide

The meaning of the word gape is to open the mouth wide.

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prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
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atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
ubiquitousexisting or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
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phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
sprightlymarked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited
whittlea large knife