GRE Word List
CHORTLE
to sing or chant exultantly
The meaning of the word chortle is to sing or chant exultantly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |