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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
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| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |