GRE Word List
HURL
rush
The meaning of the word hurl is rush.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |