GRE Word List
PALL
become boring; grow tiresome
The meaning of the word pall is become boring; grow tiresome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribute | tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to |
| flair | talent |
| fugitive | fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large |
| kindle | start a fire; ignite; inspire; arouse |
| throttle | strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ? |
| seduce | lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive |
| provenance | place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come |
| retard | delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development |
| heterodox | (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional |
| trance | hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition |
