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 |
|---|---|
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| residual | remainder |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |