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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| retrench | cut down |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |