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 |
|---|---|
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |