GRE Word List
RESUSCITATE
to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
The meaning of the word resuscitate is to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |