GRE Word List
WITHSTAND
stand up against; resist successfully
The meaning of the word withstand is stand up against; resist successfully.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amity | friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations |
| hue | color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue |
| allure | entice; attract; tempt |
| introvert | one who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself; ADJ. introverted |
| prone | inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone |
| metrical | metric; written in the form of poetry; Ex. metrical translation of Homer |
| fracas | brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee |
| hypnosis | induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize |
| pervert | corrupt; turn from right to wrong; misuse; Ex. perverted sexual desire/scientific knowledge; N: person whose sexual behavior is not natural |
| plumage | feathers of a bird; |