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 |
|---|---|
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |