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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
