GRE Word List
PENETRATE
enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand
The meaning of the word penetrate is enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grim | causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile |
| vigilante | one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers |
| execrate | curse; express abhorrence for; detest |
| cognate | having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N. |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| disembark | debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark |
| takeoff | burlesque; act of leaving the ground |
| endemic | prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic |
| terminology | terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature |
| scabbard | case for a sword blade; sheath |