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 |
|---|---|
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| sidetrack | siding |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| significant | having meaning |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |