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

WordMeaning
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
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incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
lumberto move ponderously
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
nullifyto make null (see null