GRE Word List
VAPORIZE
turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)
The meaning of the word vaporize is turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | accidental transposition of sounds in successive words; Ex. ``Let me sew you to your sheet'' for ``Let me show you to your seat''; CF. William Spooner |
| decant | pour off gently (wine or liquid) |
| infirmity | weakness |
| doctrinaire | unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties |
| dissident | dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; N. |
| pell-mell | in confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash pell-mell |
| bait | harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals |
| understate | state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate |
| narcissist | conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus |
| conservatory | school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy |
