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 |
|---|---|
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |