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 |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |