GRE Word List

URCHIN

hedgehog

The meaning of the word urchin is hedgehog.

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WordMeaning
centigraderelating 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
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
sequesterto set apart : segregate
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary