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 |
|---|---|
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |