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 |
|---|---|
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| hurl | rush |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |