GRE Word List
GAPE
to open the mouth wide
The meaning of the word gape is to open the mouth wide.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| comestible | edible |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |