GRE Word List
OUTSTRIP
to go faster or farther than
The meaning of the word outstrip is to go faster or farther than.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
arid | excessively dry |
solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
evenhanded | fair |
minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |