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 |
|---|---|
| veracious | truthful |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |