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
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
festiveof, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
facadethe front of a building
abnegationdenial
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
purgeto clear of guilt