GRE Word List
MEDIATE
occupying a middle position
The meaning of the word mediate is occupying a middle position.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
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| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
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| compelling | that compels: such as |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |