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 |
|---|---|
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| finery | ornament |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |