GRE Word List
MURMUR
a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
The meaning of the word murmur is a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| writ | something written : writing |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |