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 |
|---|---|
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| oligarchy | government by the few |