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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| yore | time past and especially long past |