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 |
|---|---|
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| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| mulct | fine |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
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| grudging | unwilling |
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