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 |
|---|---|
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| decipher | decode |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |