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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |