GRE Word List
GREGARIOUS
sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group
The meaning of the word gregarious is sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depict | portray |
| lode | metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore) |
| canker | any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer |
| engage | attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle |
| bivouac | temporary encampment; camp without tents; V. |
| hostage | person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands |
| repulsion | distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse') |
| peon | landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage |
| incense | enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor |
| reactionary | strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical |
