GRE Word List

THROB

to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity

The meaning of the word throb is to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity.

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WordMeaning
componenta constituent part : ingredient
meteto give out by measure : dole out
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome