GRE Word List
SATE
satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
The meaning of the word sate is satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lode | metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore) |
| vulgar | of the common people; deficient in refinement; not refined; coarse; Ex. vulgar display of wealth; N. vulgarism: vulgarity; crudely indecent word; CF. vulgarian: vulgar person; boor; lout |
| stamp | step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used to stamp; impression stamped; mark; Ex. Her remarks bear the stamp of truth. |
| raze | destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground |
| ferret | drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes |
| optimum | most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition |
| pretend | feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don't pretend to much expertise; N. pretense |
| bedraggle | wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled |
| anneal | reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass) |
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