GRE Word List

URCHIN

hedgehog

The meaning of the word urchin is hedgehog.

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incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
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mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
exegesisexposition
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
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wrenchto move with a violent twist
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle