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 |
|---|---|
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |