GRE Word List
INDULGE
yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence
The meaning of the word indulge is yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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susceptible | impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility |
rabid | of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely zealous; furious; CF. rabies: hydrophobia |
indicative | suggestive; implying; serving to indicate |
psyche | soul; mind |
affected | artificial; pretended |
rendition | rendering; translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc |
plume | feather, esp. large or showy one; something that rises into the air (like the shape of a feather); Ex. plume of smoke: ΉφΌΈ ±ΈΈ§ |
deprecate | express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory |
responsiveness | state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting; Ex. responsive to treatment |
intractable | unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable problem/child |