GRE Word List
EXHILARATING
causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
The meaning of the word exhilarating is causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |