GRE Word List
INAUGURATE
begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural
The meaning of the word inaugurate is begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atypical | not normal; not typical |
| smolder | smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger |
| foliage | masses of leaves; CF. defoliate |
| hazard | venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger |
| ruminant | animal that ruminates; ADJ. |
| bawdy | indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd |
| indulgent | humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence |
| dapper | neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry |
| sloth | slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent |
| decimate | kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of |
