GRE Word List
GARNER
to gather into storage
The meaning of the word garner is to gather into storage.
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addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
blackball | to vote against |
hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |