GRE Word List
GRIM
causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile
The meaning of the word grim is causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispense | distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule |
| mire | entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire |
| confide | tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about |
| tarantula | venomous spider |
| oatmeal | crushed oats used for making porridge |
| actuate | motivate; activate; cause to act |
| cistern | reservoir or water tank |
| litter | waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter |
| seasonable | occurring at the proper time or season; opportune; Ex. seasonable intervention in the dispute |
| rally | come or bring together; call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate (after illness or difficulty); N: act of rallying; mass gathering |
