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 |
|---|---|
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |