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 |
|---|---|
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
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| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
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| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |