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 |
|---|---|
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| 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 |
| mendicant | beggar |
| onus | burden |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| gnarl | snarl |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |