GRE Word List
YIELD
to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
The meaning of the word yield is to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |