GRE Word List
PENETRATE
to pass into or through
The meaning of the word penetrate is to pass into or through.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| amity | friendship |
| wreak | bring about |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |