GRE Word List
SCURRY
to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
The meaning of the word scurry is to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| conspire | plot |