GRE Word List
JOSTLE
shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds
The meaning of the word jostle is shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colloquy | informal discussion; conversation |
| compound | combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex |
| induct | place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts |
| persist | continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent |
| peroration | conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length |
| predicament | difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma |
| pathetic | causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching |
| acuity | sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing) |
| unanimity | complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous |
| coeval | living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age |