GRE Word List
WAKE
to be or remain awake
The meaning of the word wake is to be or remain awake.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |