GRE Word List

PUMMEL

pound

The meaning of the word pummel is pound.

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tentativenot fully worked out or developed
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sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
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apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
spruceto make spruce