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 |
|---|---|
| bulk | magnitude |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
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| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |