GRE Word List
INTIMATE
marked by a warm friendship developing through long association
The meaning of the word intimate is marked by a warm friendship developing through long association.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |