GRE Word List
PALPITATE
to beat rapidly and strongly : throb
The meaning of the word palpitate is to beat rapidly and strongly : throb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| acetic | vinegary |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |