GRE Word List
URGE
to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
The meaning of the word urge is to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |