GRE Word List

PENETRATE

to pass into or through

The meaning of the word penetrate is to pass into or through.

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supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring