GRE Word List
SPARE
give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time
The meaning of the word spare is give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deliberate | consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow |
| quadruped | four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped |
| scoff | laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats |
| quotidian | daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine |
| garbled | mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible |
| optimist | person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism |
| notoriety | disrepute; ill fame |
| attrition | rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition |
| clipper | sailing vessel built for great speed |
| truculence | aggressiveness; ferocity; ADJ. truculent: aggressive; pugnacious; fierce |