GRE Word List
ADVENT
arrival
The meaning of the word advent is arrival.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engulf | surround and swallow up |
| throttle | strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ? |
| hieroglyphic | picture writing; ADJ. |
| rend | split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow |
| antecedents | preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
| catapult | slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult |
| suture | stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound |
| brink | edge (at the top of a cliff); Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon |
| insularity | narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula |
| cordial | warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome |
