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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dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
sledgesledgehammer
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pursea small bag for money
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based