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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|---|---|
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| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
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| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
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