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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truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
finitehaving definite or definable limits
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
remediablecapable of being remedied