GRE Word List
SNUFFLE
sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose)
The meaning of the word snuffle is sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parry | ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. 막는다는 개념이 아님 |
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| necromancy | black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis |
| havoc | widespread damage; disorder; chaos |
| diminution | lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish |
| mediate | settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating; Ex. mediate a cease-fire |
| low | moo; make the sound of a cow |
| quench | assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress |
| seethe | be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
| irrelevant | not applicable; unrelated |