GRE Word List

PENETRATE

to pass into or through

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

Random words

WordMeaning
underlyinglying beneath or below
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
pungentsharply painful
limberhaving a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus