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 |
|---|---|
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |