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 |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |