GRE Word List
QUACK
to make the characteristic cry of a duck
The meaning of the word quack is to make the characteristic cry of a duck.
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| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
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| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
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| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
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| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |