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 |
|---|---|
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |