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 |
|---|---|
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |