GRE Word List
INCULCATE
to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
The meaning of the word inculcate is to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
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| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
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| hallowed | holy |