GRE Word List
JAB
to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
The meaning of the word jab is to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| leery | suspicious |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |