GRE Word List
METE
to give out by measure : dole out
The meaning of the word mete is to give out by measure : dole out.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |