GRE Word List
RUMBLE
make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)
The meaning of the word rumble is make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| permissive | allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society |
| confidence | self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling you this in confidence; Ex. exchange confidences about their boyfriends; ADJ. confident |
| takeoff | burlesque; act of leaving the ground |
| ostracize | banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism |
| regal | royal; of a monarch; Ex. regal manner |
| taxonomist | specialist in classifying (animals, etc.); CF. taxonomy: science of classification |
| winnow | sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind |
| inert | inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; Ex. chemically inert; N. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state |
| meretricious | flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute |
| manifesto | public declaration of principles; statement of policy |
