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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venue | locale |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| harass | exhaust |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
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