GRE Word List
VAPORIZE
to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
The meaning of the word vaporize is to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor.
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decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
multiform | having many forms or appearances |
invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
tanner | one that tans hides |