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 |
|---|---|
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |