GRE Word List
QUIVER
a case for carrying or holding arrows
The meaning of the word quiver is a case for carrying or holding arrows.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| throes | pang |
| recast | to cast again |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| demerit | offense |
| retract | to draw back or in |