GRE Word List
MEDIATE
occupying a middle position
The meaning of the word mediate is occupying a middle position.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beguile | hoodwink |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |