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 |
|---|---|
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |