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 |
|---|---|
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |