GRE Word List
PUSHY
disagreeably aggressive
The meaning of the word pushy is disagreeably aggressive.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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depredation | plundering; destruction |
crabbed | sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting |
sear | burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither |
recuperate | recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses |
queer | strange; eccentric; deviating from the normal |
berserk | mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited |
rue | regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful |
abbreviate | shorten |
nonsense | speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail |
striated | marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line |