GRE Word List
QUALIFY
to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
The meaning of the word qualify is to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |