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 |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |