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 |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| retribution | recompense |