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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| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
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| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |