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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| spate | freshet |
| abnegation | denial |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |