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 |
|---|---|
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |