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 |
|---|---|
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |