GRE Word List
REINSTATE
to place again (as in possession or in a former position)
The meaning of the word reinstate is to place again (as in possession or in a former position).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| seemly | good-looking |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |