GRE Word List

URCHIN

hedgehog

The meaning of the word urchin is hedgehog.

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WordMeaning
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
ensconceshelter
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
piquantengagingly provocative
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
durationcontinuance in time
dramaa composition (see composition
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship