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
penetrateto pass into or through
ogleto glance with amorous invitation or challenge
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
bitinghaving the power to bite