GRE Word List
PROMOTE
to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
The meaning of the word promote is to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |