GRE Word List
SCREECH
a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
The meaning of the word screech is a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
gape | to open the mouth wide |