GRE Word List
TRAVERSE
to go or travel across or over
The meaning of the word traverse is to go or travel across or over.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |