GRE Word List
TRIBUTE
something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
The meaning of the word tribute is something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |