GRE Word List
URCHIN
hedgehog
The meaning of the word urchin is hedgehog.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| hurl | rush |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |