GRE Word List
QUIVER
tremble; shake; N.
The meaning of the word quiver is tremble; shake; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crest | top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird |
| prophylactic | used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease |
| unfrock | defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority |
| epithet | word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous) |
| haven | place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven |
| gaffe | social blunder |
| whet | sharpen; stimulate; Ex. whet someone's appetite |
| nib | beak(bill); pen point |
| paramount | foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal |
| sensitization | process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive |
