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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forebears | ancestor |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |