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 |
|---|---|
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| headlong | headfirst |