GRE Word List
INTOXICATE
make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win
The meaning of the word intoxicate is make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repel | drive away; disgust; Ex. repel the attack/moisture; Ex. repelled by the dirty room; CF. repulsion |
| reminiscence | recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past |
| silt | sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river) |
| spoonerism | accidental transposition of sounds in successive words; Ex. ``Let me sew you to your sheet'' for ``Let me show you to your seat''; CF. William Spooner |
| browse | graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually |
| limber | flexible; supple; pliable; V. |
| tenure | holding of an office or real estate; time during which such an office is held |
| marked | noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man |
| equinox | period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial |
| hermetic | concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult |
