GRE Word List
JEOPARDIZE
to expose to danger or risk : imperil
The meaning of the word jeopardize is to expose to danger or risk : imperil.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
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| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
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| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |