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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| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| leave-taking | departure |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |