GRE Word List
WADE
to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
The meaning of the word wade is to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| inert | lacking the power to move |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |