GRE Word List
PUMMEL
pound
The meaning of the word pummel is pound.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |