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
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| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |