GRE Word List
LUBRICATE
to make smooth or slippery
The meaning of the word lubricate is to make smooth or slippery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |