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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| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
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| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
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| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |