GRE Word List

IMPLORE

to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg

The meaning of the word implore is to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg.

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tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
brochurepamphlet
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as