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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offhandwithout premeditation or preparation : extempore
hydrophobiarabies
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner