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 |
|---|---|
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| refraction | deflection 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 |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |