GRE Word List
FALTER
to walk unsteadily : stumble
The meaning of the word falter is to walk unsteadily : stumble.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| fulcrum | prop |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |