GRE Word List
HURTLE
to move rapidly or forcefully
The meaning of the word hurtle is to move rapidly or forcefully.
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proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
quicksilver | mercury |
umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |