GRE Word List
VEX
to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
The meaning of the word vex is to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| intermediary | mediator |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |