GRE Word List
THRASH
beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; Ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net.
The meaning of the word thrash is beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; Ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seine | seine net; net for catching fish |
| conventional | ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons |
| definitive | most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court |
| bovine | cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm |
| raze | destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground |
| affiliation | joining; associating with |
| antiseptic | substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ. |
| infiltrate | pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator |
| shrew | scolding woman; very small mouselike animal |
| gratuity | tip |
