GRE Word List
INTERPOLATE
to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
The meaning of the word interpolate is to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| nib | bill |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |