GRE Word List

PENETRATE

to pass into or through

The meaning of the word penetrate is to pass into or through.

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WordMeaning
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
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castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
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