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 |
|---|---|
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |