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 |
|---|---|
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |