GRE Word List
INAUGURATE
to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
The meaning of the word inaugurate is to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| whimsy | whim |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
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| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |