GRE Word List

GRATE

grating

The meaning of the word grate is grating.

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WordMeaning
meddlesomegiven to meddling
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
calculatedapt
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected