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 |
|---|---|
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |