GRE Word List

SUBLIMATE

sublime

The meaning of the word sublimate is sublime.

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asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
motea small particle : speck
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
contritefeeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc.
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
sparseof few and scattered elements
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water