GRE Word List
SHOOT
to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
The meaning of the word shoot is to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| progeny | descendants |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
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| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |