GRE Word List
IMPORT
to bring from a foreign or external source: such as
The meaning of the word import is to bring from a foreign or external source: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |