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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |