GRE Word List
PROD
to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
The meaning of the word prod is to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| colloquy | conversation |