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 |
|---|---|
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| drab | slattern |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |