GRE Word List
NIP
to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
The meaning of the word nip is to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| paramour | lover |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| kismet | fate |