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 |
|---|---|
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| wastrel | vagabond |