GRE Word List
STRUT
to become turgid : swell
The meaning of the word strut is to become turgid : swell.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| debut | a first appearance |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |