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 |
|---|---|
| queer | strange; eccentric; deviating from the normal |
| kudos | honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement |
| disconcert | confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb |
| cynosure | object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor |
| nutritious | providing nourishment |
| naivete | quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na\"ive): ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous |
| vernacular | living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular |
| ruthless | pitiless; merciless; cruel |
| distraught | upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry |
| unprepossessing | unattractive |
