GRE Word List

BULGE

to jut out : swell

The meaning of the word bulge is to jut out : swell.

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chastento correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
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deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
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fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
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pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress