GRE Word List
SECRETE
to form and give off (a secretion)
The meaning of the word secrete is to form and give off (a secretion).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |