GRE Word List

PUMMEL

pound

The meaning of the word pummel is pound.

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regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
imbalancelack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
nourishnurture
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance