GRE Word List

TREK

to make one's way arduously

The meaning of the word trek is to make one's way arduously.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
hazarda source of danger
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
piedof two or more colors in blotches
lubricateto make smooth or slippery