GRE Word List
INITIATE
begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce to a new field or activity; Ex. initiate someone into the mysteries of a secret religion; N: one who has been initiated
The meaning of the word initiate is begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce to a new field or activity; Ex. initiate someone into the mysteries of a secret religion; N: one who has been initiated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ravage | devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms |
| spectrum | colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; broad and continuous range; Ex. whole spectrum of modern thoughts |
| bacchanal | noisy party with a lot of drinking |
| deserts | what someone deserves |
| blowhard | talkative boaster; braggart |
| contention | assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition |
| seminal | related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field |
| indeterminate | uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite |
| wangle | achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party. |
| fathomless | too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable |