GRE Word List

PALPITATE

to beat rapidly and strongly : throb

The meaning of the word palpitate is to beat rapidly and strongly : throb.

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WordMeaning
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
gauntexcessively thin and angular