GRE Word List
INITIATE
to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
The meaning of the word initiate is to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| demise | death |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| reverberate | reflect |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |