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.

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subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
piedof two or more colors in blotches
obeliskan upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
sentinelsentry
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
mutinousdisposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious