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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| irate | roused to ire |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |