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 |
|---|---|
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| canny | clever |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |