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

WordMeaning
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
condescendto assume an air of superiority
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life