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 |
|---|---|
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| gnarl | snarl |