GRE Word List
INTIMIDATE
to make timid or fearful : frighten
The meaning of the word intimidate is to make timid or fearful : frighten.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
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| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |