GRE Word List
AVALANCHE
a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
The meaning of the word avalanche is a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exhume | disinter |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |