GRE Word List
HURTLE
crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train
The meaning of the word hurtle is crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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peevish | bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry |
adverse | going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
prize | pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; Ex. his most prized possession; N: something captured during war-time (esp. an enemy ship) |
bookish | fond of books and reading |
inamorata | woman whom a man loves |
rhapsodize | speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner; Ex. rhapsodize over the beauty of the scenery |
berserk | mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited |
gait | manner of walking or running; speed |
crave | desire; want intensely |
exhort | urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation |