GRE Word List
SHOVE
push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N.
The meaning of the word shove is push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debilitate | weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble |
| egregious | notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
| decrepitude | state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age |
| cerebral | pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum |
| gentry | people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility |
| waylay | ambush; lie in wait for and attack |
| shirk | avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger |
| rapture | great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous |
| wrest | obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp |
| maniacal | raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm |
