GRE Word List
MEDIATE
occupying a middle position
The meaning of the word mediate is occupying a middle position.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |