GRE Word List
FULMINATE
to utter or send out with denunciation
The meaning of the word fulminate is to utter or send out with denunciation.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
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