GRE Word List
SURPASS
to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
The meaning of the word surpass is to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
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| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |