GRE Word List
STAMMER
speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions
The meaning of the word stammer is speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| braid | plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; N: braided segment (as of hair) |
| advocate | speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for |
| torque | twisting force; force producing rotation |
| beholden | obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude |
| base | contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron |
| impenetrable | not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery |
| ballast | heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast |
| balk | stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate |
| riddle | pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout; Ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; Ex. The whole report is riddled with errors; N. large sieve (separating earth from stone) |
| monetary | pertaining to money |
