GRE Word List
PINE
any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
The meaning of the word pine is any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |