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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
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| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |