GRE Word List
TITILLATE
to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
The meaning of the word titillate is to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| progeny | descendants |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |