GRE Word List
NIP
to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
The meaning of the word nip is to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| billow | wave |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
