GRE Word List
APOPLEXY
stroke
The meaning of the word apoplexy is stroke.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |