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 |
|---|---|
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
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| defalcate | deduct |
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