GRE Word List
POLARIZE
to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
The meaning of the word polarize is to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |