GRE Word List
STAMMER
to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
The meaning of the word stammer is to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| conspire | plot |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |