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 |
|---|---|
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| skimp | skimpy |