GRE Word List

PUMMEL

pound

The meaning of the word pummel is pound.

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WordMeaning
connivancethe act of conniving
zesta piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate