GRE Word List
TRANSPIRE
to take place : go on
The meaning of the word transpire is to take place : go on.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |