GRE Word List
START
to move suddenly and violently : spring
The meaning of the word start is to move suddenly and violently : spring.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| collate | to compare critically |
| sidetrack | siding |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |