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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| unfrock | defrock |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| 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) |
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