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 |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |