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 |
|---|---|
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |