GRE Word List
CHORTLE
chuckle with delight; N.
The meaning of the word chortle is chuckle with delight; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chorus | phrase repeated throughout a song or poem |
| forego | give up; do without |
| daub | smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint |
| elaborate | work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ. |
| ribald | marked by vulgar lewd humor; wanton; profane; N. ribaldry: ribald language or joke |
| resilient | elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune) |
| forsake | desert; abandon; renounce |
| rickety | (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart; of rickets; CF. rickets; CF. vitamin D |
| prophetic | of a prophet or prophecy; having to do with predicting the future; N. prophecy; V. prophesy; N. prophet |
| perpetrate | commit an offense; do (something wrong) |