GRE Word List
WAKE
to be or remain awake
The meaning of the word wake is to be or remain awake.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |