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 |
|---|---|
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |