GRE Word List

STRUT

to become turgid : swell

The meaning of the word strut is to become turgid : swell.

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WordMeaning
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
foddersomething fed to domestic animals
eruditehaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air