GRE Word List
PALPITATE
throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate.
The meaning of the word palpitate is throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entrance | put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight |
| paraphrase | restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words |
| reek | emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke); give off an unpleasant odor; give out smoke; Ex. reeking chimney; N: unpleasant odor; stench |
| beware | be cautious (of) |
| projectile | missile; fired or thrown object (such as stone or bullet) |
| varnish | paint used to coat a surface with a glossy film; glossy coating produced by using this substance; Ex. nail varnish; V. |
| outgoing | sociable; eager to mix socially with others |
| concede | admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal |
| facet | small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side |
| turmoil | extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil |
