GRE Word List
GENUFLECT
to bend the knee
The meaning of the word genuflect is to bend the knee.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |