GRE Word List

PENETRATE

to pass into or through

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

Random words

WordMeaning
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
abutto border on : to touch along an edge