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 |
|---|---|
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| 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 |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |