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

WordMeaning
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
aciduloussomewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
oligarchygovernment by the few
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
obsequya funeral or burial rite
frigidintensely cold
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks