GRE Word List
LAUD
praise
The meaning of the word laud is praise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |