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 |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |