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 |
|---|---|
| deplete | reduce; exhaust |
| askew | crookedly; slanted; at an angle |
| convulsion | violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive |
| vaunted | boasted; bragged; highly publicized; V. vaunt: boast; brag |
| levity | lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner |
| prop | support placed under or against something; V. |
| reputed | supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem |
| parry | ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. 막는다는 개념이 아님 |
| loath | reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go. |
| cerebral | pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum |