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 |
|---|---|
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |