spruce

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to make neat and tidy in appearance

In a sentence

Spruce in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing spruce in a sentence.

They spruced up the office before the investors arrived.

Synonyms

tidysmartengroom

Antonyms

messdishevel

Keep going

to deliberately damage or obstruct something, especially in secret

an intensely sweet, calorie-free artificial sweetener

excessively sweet or sentimental in a cloying way

regarded as too important or sacred to be altered or criticized

having keen practical judgment and discernment

soundness of judgment and acuteness of discernment

most noticeable or important; standing out prominently

of a sickly yellowish or pale complexion

Common questions

Spruce (verb) means to make neat and tidy in appearance

Here is spruce used in an example sentence: "They spruced up the office before the investors arrived."

Common synonyms for spruce include tidy, smarten, groom.

Antonyms of spruce include mess, dishevel.

Spruce is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.