GRE Word List

PROTRUDE

to jut out from the surrounding surface or context

The meaning of the word protrude is to jut out from the surrounding surface or context.

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WordMeaning
invoketo petition for help or support
craftskill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
myriadten thousand
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent