GRE Word List
TAN
to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
The meaning of the word tan is to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |