GRE Word List
GRAPPLE
the act or an instance of grappling
The meaning of the word grapple is the act or an instance of grappling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |