GRE Word List
QUIVER
tremble; shake; N.
The meaning of the word quiver is tremble; shake; N..
Random words
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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 |