GRE Word List
LIONIZE
to treat as an object of great interest or importance
The meaning of the word lionize is to treat as an object of great interest or importance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| lax | loose |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| putrefy | to make putrid |