GRE Word List
HARRY
to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
The meaning of the word harry is to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| billow | wave |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |