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 |
|---|---|
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
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| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |