GRE Word List
START
to move suddenly and violently : spring
The meaning of the word start is to move suddenly and violently : spring.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |