GRE Word List
GARNER
to gather into storage
The meaning of the word garner is to gather into storage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |