GRE Word List
TREMOR
trembling; slight quiver (as of the earth or from nervous agitation)
The meaning of the word tremor is trembling; slight quiver (as of the earth or from nervous agitation).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avert | prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight. |
| jetsam | things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship) |
| solemnity | seriousness; gravity |
| dilate | expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject) |
| predator | predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation |
| standstill | condition of no movement or activity; stop |
| diorama | life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background |
| flux | flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux |
| unintimating | unfrightening |
| rejuvenate | make young again |
