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.

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WordMeaning
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
compulsorymandatory
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
commemorateto call to remembrance
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition