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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| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
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| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
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| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |