GRE Word List
PULVERIZE
to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
The meaning of the word pulverize is to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize.
Random words
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pilfer | steal |
plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
transcendental | transcendent |
atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
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