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 |
|---|---|
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| juncture | a point of time |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |