GRE Word List

KNELL

a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)

The meaning of the word knell is a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster).

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WordMeaning
militateto have weight or effect
overweeningarrogant
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
repelto drive back : repulse
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation