GRE Word List
SURGE
to rise and fall actively : toss
The meaning of the word surge is to rise and fall actively : toss.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertex | the top of the head |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| portly | dignified |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |