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 |
|---|---|
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
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| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |