GRE Word List
TREK
to make one's way arduously
The meaning of the word trek is to make one's way arduously.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| 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 |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
