GRE Word List
HURL
rush
The meaning of the word hurl is rush.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| executor | one who executes something |