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 |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |