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 |
|---|---|
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |