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 |
|---|---|
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| harping | a 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 |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |