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 |
|---|---|
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| fabricate | invent |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |