GRE Word List
URCHIN
hedgehog
The meaning of the word urchin is hedgehog.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |