GRE Word List
JOSTLE
to come in contact or into collision
The meaning of the word jostle is to come in contact or into collision.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| environ | encircle |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| concentric | having a common center |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |