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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inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
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whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
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retinuea group of retainers or attendants
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration