GRE Word List

WAKE

to be or remain awake

The meaning of the word wake is to be or remain awake.

Random words

WordMeaning
dissonancelack of agreement
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
gradationa series forming successive stages
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together