GRE Word List

HAIL

precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow

The meaning of the word hail is precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
collectedgathered together
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
cuethe letter q
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event