GRE Word List
PLAGIARIZE
steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap
The meaning of the word plagiarize is steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rife | (of something bad) widespread; abundant; current |
| insubordination | disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate |
| fraudulent | cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle |
| acute | (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
| aggregate | sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars |
| memorialize | commemorate |
| antecedents | preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
| impasse | predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress |
| ingenuous | naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid |
| ghastly | horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast |
