GRE Word List
PUMMEL
pound
The meaning of the word pummel is pound.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| mortician | undertaker |