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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provenance | origin |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| eventual | contingent |