GRE Word List
REMONSTRATE
to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
The meaning of the word remonstrate is to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |