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 |
|---|---|
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| foppish | foolish |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |