GRE Word List
HURL
rush
The meaning of the word hurl is rush.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| 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 |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |