GRE Word List
HURL
rush
The meaning of the word hurl is rush.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |