GRE Word List
URGE
drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action
The meaning of the word urge is drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incense | enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor |
| estranged | separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement |
| tenure | holding of an office or real estate; time during which such an office is held |
| canine | related to dogs; doglike |
| conglomeration | mass of material sticking together |
| genteel | well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty |
| wean | accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes |
| aperture | opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light |
| diminution | lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish |
| executive | person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |
