GRE Word List
GRATIFY
to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
The meaning of the word gratify is to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| pitfall | trap |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |