GRE Word List

VOUCHSAFE

to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner

The meaning of the word vouchsafe is to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner.

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similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
frivolousof little weight or importance
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
lopsidedleaning to one side
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
flirtto move erratically : flit
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as