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.
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| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
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| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |