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
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
miragean optical (see optical
legerdemainsleight of hand
askewout of line : at an angle