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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
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| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| rivulet | a small stream |