GRE Word List
TEND
to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
The meaning of the word tend is to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| fulcrum | prop |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |