GRE Word List
TREASURE
keep as precious; cherish
The meaning of the word treasure is keep as precious; cherish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| threat | sign or warning (of coming danger); Ex. threat of rain; V: express a threat; give warning of (something bad); Ex. The cloud threatens rain. |
| oversee | watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision |
| slew | large quantity or number; Ex. slew of errands left |
| compensatory | making up for; repaying |
| sonorous | resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound |
| obelisk | tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid |
| fanaticism | excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic |
| stagnant | (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output |
| backslide | revert (to bad habits); N. reverter |
| wanton | unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause |
