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 |
|---|---|
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |