GRE Word List
SOAR
to fly aloft or about
The meaning of the word soar is to fly aloft or about.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |