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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any 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 |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |