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 |
|---|---|
| lewd | obscene |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |