GRE Word List
URCHIN
hedgehog
The meaning of the word urchin is hedgehog.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| modish | fashionable |