GRE Word List
PLUMMET
to fall perpendicularly
The meaning of the word plummet is to fall perpendicularly.
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interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
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intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
impoverish | to make poor |
dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |