GRE Word List
GRAPPLE
the act or an instance of grappling
The meaning of the word grapple is the act or an instance of grappling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| 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 |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| aver | to declare positively |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |