GRE Word List

HURL

rush

The meaning of the word hurl is rush.

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gyroscopea 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
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
muddleto make turbid or muddy