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 |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |