GRE Word List
PLAGIARIZE
to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
The meaning of the word plagiarize is to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
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| civil | of or relating to citizens |
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