GRE Word List

PEER

one that is of equal standing with another : equal

The meaning of the word peer is one that is of equal standing with another : equal.

Random words

WordMeaning
traverseto go or travel across or over
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
antithesisthe direct opposite
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration