GRE Word List
TRYST
an agreement (as between lovers) to meet
The meaning of the word tryst is an agreement (as between lovers) to meet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| addle | rotten |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |