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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| aria | air |
| dissension | disagreement |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |