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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luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based