GRE Word List

TREAD

to step or walk on or over

The meaning of the word tread is to step or walk on or over.

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substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
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prosperousauspicious
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headfirstwith the head foremost
averto declare positively
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
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polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles