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.

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WordMeaning
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
liaisona binding or thickening agent used in cooking
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
dowseto plunge into water
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation