GRE Word List
HORDE
crowd; swarm
The meaning of the word horde is crowd; swarm.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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hereafter | life after death |
recipient | receiver |
squabble | minor quarrel; bickering; V: engage in a minor quarrel; Ex. squabbling children |
axiom | self-evident truth requiring no proof |
outspoken | candid; blunt |
bulk | size or volume (esp. when very large); main part; Ex. The bulk of the work has already been done; ADJ. bulky: having great size |
invoke | call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God |
defile | pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains |
casualty | serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle |
titillate | tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it |