GRE Word List
OBJECTIVE
not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim
The meaning of the word objective is not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | shorten |
| embrace | hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet |
| vantage | position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint |
| concede | admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal |
| censor | (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V. |
| comatose | in a coma; extremely sleepy |
| sprout | begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot |
| trifling | trivial; unimportant |
| metaphor | implied comparison; CF. simile |
| manacle | restrain; handcuff; N. |