GRE Word List

LUBRICATE

to make smooth or slippery

The meaning of the word lubricate is to make smooth or slippery.

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WordMeaning
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
mimicryan instance of mimicking
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
unisonidentity in musical pitch
strutto become turgid : swell
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source