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 |
|---|---|
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| wanton | merciless |
| paramour | lover |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |