GRE Word List
URCHIN
hedgehog
The meaning of the word urchin is hedgehog.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |