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 |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| tome | book |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |