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

WordMeaning
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
grillto broil on a grill
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal