GRE Word List

TRANSPIRE

to take place : go on

The meaning of the word transpire is to take place : go on.

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dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
dilateto become enlarged or widened
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective