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 |
|---|---|
| prattle | prate |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |