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 |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| niggle | trifle |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |