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 |
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| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| obscure | dark |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |