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 |
|---|---|
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |