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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |