GRE Word List
HOMAGE
honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to
The meaning of the word homage is honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to.
Random words
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blackball | vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote |
dilute | make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president |
patent | obvious; easily seen; open for the public to read; of or protected by a patent; Ex. patent to everyone; N. |
tend | have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend |
glaze | cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery |
frolic | play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs |
eon | long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras |
crinkle | wrinkle |
evasive | not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit |
slough | (of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin); N: outer layer that is shed |