GRE Word List
GRUMBLE
to mutter in discontent
The meaning of the word grumble is to mutter in discontent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amend | to put right |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| rotunda | a round building |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| colloquy | conversation |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |