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 |
|---|---|
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
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| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
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| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |