GRE Word List
AURORAL
dawn
The meaning of the word auroral is dawn.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |