GRE Word List
VOUCHSAFE
grant condescendingly; guarantee; Ex. vouchsafe your fair return on your investment
The meaning of the word vouchsafe is grant condescendingly; guarantee; Ex. vouchsafe your fair return on your investment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| voluptuous | sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures; Ex. voluptuous lines; Ex. voluptuous life of the Romans; N. voluptuary: voluptuous person |
| cant | insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people |
| rivet | metal pin used for fastening metal plates together; V: fasten with a rivet; engross |
| hireling | one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician |
| scholarly | full of learning; erudite; like a scholar; Ex. scholarly journal |
| vivid | (of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description |
| parlance | language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance |
| prime | period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare |
| prologue | introduction (to a poem or play) |
| avocation | secondary or minor occupation |
