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 |
|---|---|
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |