GRE Word List
RESUSCITATE
revive; bring back to life or consciousness; Ex. resuscitate the drowned child
The meaning of the word resuscitate is revive; bring back to life or consciousness; Ex. resuscitate the drowned child.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flick | light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch |
| ovation | enthusiastic applause |
| animadversion | critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
| thwart | block or hinder; baffle; frustrate |
| shoddy | made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; Ex. shoddy goods/trick |
| inundate | flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work |
| propinquity | nearness (in space or relationship); proximity; kinship |
| conventional | ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons |
| trilogy | group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself) |
| purchase | secure grasp or hold; firm grasp or footing |
