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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
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| score | twenty |
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| askew | out of line : at an angle |
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| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |