GRE Word List
PULSE
the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
The meaning of the word pulse is the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |