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 |
|---|---|
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |